William de lany



lf1,lilixiITED STATES PATENT WILLIAM DE LANY, OF OOBOURG, ONTARIO, CANADA.

i FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,518, l l Application filed July 28, 1879.

To all whom @t may concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM DE LANY, of (lobourg, ofthe Province of Ontario, Dominion of` Canada, have invented. a new and Improved Fence-Post, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to the construction of a post for barbed and plain wire fences, and for iron bars and' wooden fences, the object whereof is to furnish a strong and durable post, economical in construction, and adapted to be firmly planted in the ground.

It consists of a post made of a Hat bar ot' metal bent to two 4right angles, one pfart of which is sunk in the-ground, and the other projectsV above it to support the wire or other fencing material, while the connecting portion rests on the surface of the ground.

It also consists of the sunken part having a bend at bottom and spurs near the top, in

' combination with a looped chair fitted on said part above the spurs and braces, which', con- Anested to the upper part or post, are secured to the sunken part below the spurs, whereby the sunken part is securely anchored. It also consists of chairs, one horizontally and the other vertically arranged in relation to the double angular posts, for anchoring the two vertical parts of said posts.

It also consists of combination of parts forining an improvement in metal fence-posts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved post set to receive the fence-wire. Fig. 2 represents a modified arrangement of the post, and Figs. 3 and 4 represent the chairs for bracing the post. 5

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A is the upper part ofthe post, and B is the part sunk in the ground, the two being connected by a horizontal portion, O, twisted, as shown, for the purpose of preventing the spring and vibration that-the post would otherwise have. The4 lower end of part B is turned up on itself at an acute angle to form a bend, a, and on the edges of the same part other spurs, b b, are made. These serve as anchors to prevent the sunken portion from being lifted out of the ground. The upper and lower parts, A B, of

dated. December 14, 1880,

brace, c, extends from the lower end of A to near the lower end of B. These two braces prevent the posts from being thrown over in either direction sidewise, and to brace it again st pressure in the direction of the length of the fence I provide it with a horizontal chair, D, 6o

placed on the surface of the ground on part, C near part A. This chair is composed of a dat plate with a strap or loop, f, struck up from it. The part O is held under the loop,

and as the` chair is placed at right angles to C it braces the post in the direction of the length of the fence. Another chair, E, constructed in the same way,is placed over part B near its upper end and sunk in the ground in a verticalposition, thus serving as a brace 7o and an anchor. In the upper part, A, tongues g are struck out with a die, forming lugs. The fence-wires- F are placed between these tongues and the post, and the ends are bent down over the wires, thus fastening them to the post.

In case the ground on which the fence is set up is very soft a wooden sill can be placed under the post in the ground, and the horizontal portion G (in this case left at and un- 8o twisted) is placed upon the sill and fastened by bolts or spikes, thus furnishing a firm foundation for the post. The post shown in Fig. 2 is fastened or set up in this manner. In this post, likewise, are shown two sets of tongues,

g g, for supporting the wire, one opening up and the other down, as at h. The fence-wire is passed under both, and is thus held securely to the post. The ends of the tongues may be bent down over the wire or not, as 9o may be preferred. The brace c takes the strain or pressure on part A directly to part B, and thus relieves part C of all strain.

A post made in this way is strong, durable,

cheap, and will. support the fence against any ordinary pressure or strain.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim-as new, and desire to secure by l Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improvement in iron fence-posts, a 10o post made of a single piece or bar of iron, with the. upper portion, A, and lower or sunken portion, B, bent at right angles to the horizontal portion C, and the two parts A B cone bination with a horizontal looped chair, D, at nected and strengthened by braces c e, subbase ot' the vertical part A, and an upright stantially as described. i looped chair, E, at or near the top of the ver- 5 2. The twisted horizontal part C, in eombitical part B, substantially as and for the pur- 2o nation with parts A B, to prevent them from pose set forth. springing and vibrating. substantially ns de 5. The part A, having tongues g, the part scribed. B, having n bottom bend, a, and spurs b, and

3. The sunken part B, having a bend, a, at the part C, connecting` the parts A B, Iall conxo bottom and spurs b near the top, and the part structed ot' a single piece or bar of' iron, and 2 5 A, in combination with the looped chair E, emforxning an improvement in metal fence-p0sts.

4. The double angular post A B C, in combracing said part B above the spurs b, and i WILLIAM DE LANY. the braces c c, connected to said part below l Wtnesses: the spurs and to the part or post A, substan- ASA A. BURNHAM,

15 tially as and for the purpose set forth. l T. J. DE LANY. 

